The Hindu : New Delhi News : A myth?

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Monday, Sep 24, 2007
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A myth?

The Subhiksha retail stores in Delhi claim to provide a 10 per cent discount to their customers on any purchase. This, however, is a myth.On September 13, 2007 I bought a pack of 10 Zil O tablets, as per bill no. INV\3415\o2. from the Subhiksha Store in Sector 5, Dwarka. I was charged Rs.59.30. I paid the amount as shown in the bill. On reaching home I checked the pack to find that the retail price stamped on the pack was only Rs.53.17 , which means after a 10 per cent discount, I should have been charged Rs.48.87 instead of Rs.59.30.

H.N. Sinha,

E-91 Seema Apartments, Plot No. 7, Sector 11, Dwarka, New Delhi: 110075.

‘Blinding’ stardom

Salman? Why jail him? He is a celebrity.take Rs.1-2 crorefor the welfare of animals and let him go. What will happen on jailing him?

These words of Mr. Farooq Abdullah, as told to a news channel on Friday (August 24) still echo in my ears. There are other astonishing reactions, especially of eminent personalities, on the issue of superstars being punished by the judiciary.

By and large in our country celebrities are considered above the law and it is thought that money can compensate for the lives of non-rational beings.

Perhaps it is for the first time that our judiciary has shown that law is not prejudiced for the rich and famous. This has affected the masses in two ways. First, it has made people aware of the fact that celebrities are not infallible personalities and like every other person even they can err. Second, these retributions have produced an element of fear — that law can be harsh even on star personalities and one should therefore not indulge in crime.

However, some staunch aficionados, desiring to make it big in the eyes of society, media and their favourite star, irrationally protest against a just move of the judicial institutions. But does any star ever utter a word when his/her fan is punished for some reason? They don’t. Thus, it is high time we realise that the retributions are not influenced by any individual circumstances and are concrete steps taken by the judiciary for the development of a just society.

Manasi Gupta

Lecturer, Janki Devi Memorial College Department of Philosophy University of Delhi

Hygiene first!

I am a Class-VIII student from the Andhra Education Society School in Pushp Vihar.

I take a kutcha road from the Sector-IV side to walk to school, which is about one km from my residence. However, due to the unauthorised hutments that have come up around this stretch, the road has become very unhygienic these days. People openly defecate on both sides of the road and also dump garbage indiscriminately.

The condition of the road worsens during rainy season.

The PWD authorities did construct a bridge on the nala that flows through the middle of the road, but did not lay an approach road.

I therefore request the concerned authorities to lay a pucca road here and clear the unauthorised hutments from the surrounding area for the convenience of the several students and people visiting the Ayyappa Temple near the school, on a regular basis.

V. Sai Sreeja

Class-VIII, Section-A, Dr. KRBM AES School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi.

Misusing autonomy

I am a Kumaon University student (D.S.B.campus, Nainital) pursuing my Bachelor of Arts degree.

I would like to make the readers aware of the frustration the students undergo because of the indolence of the university administration .

On September 10 it was announced that the last date for submission of examination forms was September 14.

The next day students from faraway places thronged the fee counter from early morning to avoid the late fee. However, the office opened only at 11:30 a.m. (official time being 9:00 a.m.).

Due to this many students had to miss out on their classes while some had to even wait for the next day to submit their forms.

This has become an everyday affair at the university here and students’ time is not valued at all. Is this what autonomy means?

Neha Pande

B.A.-IInd year, Kumaon University, Nainital.

Call answered!

This is with reference to my complaint against MTNL published in your paper on August 27.

My telephone (26277515) was set right on August 23, a full five days after I lodged my complaint.

However, this in no way takes away the substance of my argument in the complaint.

I would like to thank you for publishing my grievance in your paper.

Deba Prasad Nanda

J-1904 (FF), Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi 110 019.

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